Pathogenic diversity of Escherichia coli and the emergence of 'exotic' islands in the gene stream

Veterinary Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 157-179

  Dozois, Charles M ^a   Curtiss III, Roy ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Escherichia coli; Horizontal gene transfer; Pathogenicity island

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033093714     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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